Slim Down While You Sleep Sleep seems like the opposite of a calorie-burning activity, right? Wrong. According to the American Dietetic Association, people who get fewer than six hours of sleep a night eat up to 300 calories more during the day. A bad night's sleep also lowers your patience and performance levels, and makes you more stressed-out. Since dream time is when your skin repairs itself, going without can do a number on your complexion as well.
If work worries are keeping me up for more than a few nights in a row, I hightail it to a butt-kicking workout class, like cardio dance or barre. The concentration and motivation required to complete a class usually tucker me out mentally and physically. By the end of the day, I'm so drained that I get the best sleep ever, waking up refreshed and ready for the day.
Aim for at least seven hours of shut-eye every night -- no excuses.
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